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Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (27 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the co-firing targets including the three peat burning stations in the midlands and the likelihood of reaching the 30% target set out by him by 2015; if he will give assurances that house material, such as woodchip, would be sourced for these stations indigenously rather than being...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money allocated for home insulation grants and the greener home schemes in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; the amount allocated in grants under each heading; the number of applicants who applied for and availed of these grants in each year; the amount of...

Written Answers — Climate Change Strategy: Climate Change Strategy (22 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken in relation to the commitment contained in the Programme for Government to establish a high level Commission on Climate Change to oversee implementation of the Climate Change Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15967/10]

Written Answers — Climate Change Strategy: Climate Change Strategy (22 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the schedule in the National Climate Change to prepare a Climate Change Adaption Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15968/10]

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Many business people in the country who are in difficulty with the Revenue Commissioners would love to be sent some nice soothing message from the Government asking them to pay the money and stating it would do everything it can to recover the money. Unfortunately, what happens in these cases is that the Revenue Commissioners go after them like mad and they end up dealing with the sheriff,...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: They all seem to be in the same place, which is that Anglo Irish Bank should be wound down, and many of them questioned whether it or Irish Nationwide should have been included in the Government guarantee. Therefore, the Government no longer appears to have a majority in the House for its banking strategy. It will be interesting to see what happens when it is put to the test when we...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste is the line Minister and it is a matter that has been debated in the House. What I am following up on is a commitment which was given in that debate that there would be a review of the position on special needs assistants. Many parents are concerned about this, as are many of the special needs assistants who have been put under notice. I want to know when the Tánaiste, in...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On behalf of the Labour Party, I join with Deputy Kenny in opposing this Order of Business. This is a business as usual and a politics as usual Order of Business. We cannot have business as usual and politics as usual while we have a crisis in banking and in our economy. I welcome yesterday's decision by the chief executive of Bank of Ireland to forego his pension top-up but we have yet...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Defence the 2010 programme for the Reserve Defence Force. [15613/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of meetings he and his Department have had with the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers and the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association in the past 12 months. [15612/10]

Northern Ireland Issues. (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Which questions are being taken together?

Northern Ireland Issues. (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Those questions deal with the situation in Northern Ireland. I wanted to clarify the position. I join the Taoiseach in welcoming the devolution of justice and policing powers to the Northern Ireland Administration. I also welcome the appointment of Mr. David Ford, MLA, as Northern Ireland Minister for Justice. I wish Mr. Ford well in his new portfolio. The explosions that took place at...

Northern Ireland Issues. (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He is correct that these dissident republican groupings do not enjoy any significant level of support. As he stated, only a small number of people are involved. However, we have been here before. At earlier stages of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, it was from just such a point that difficulties began to emerge. There have been indications that...

Official Engagements. (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to the United States over the St. Patrick's Day period. [12486/10]

Official Engagements. (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his contacts with political leaders during his visit to the United States over the St. Patrick's day period. [12487/10]

Official Engagements. (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply and for setting out the details of what was clearly a full and successful programme during his visit to the US. I welcome the appointment of Mr. Gabriel Byrne as Ireland's cultural ambassador, but can the Taoiseach tell the House a bit more about what this appointment means? What exactly will he do and what supports are being provided to him? Are staff,...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The first question Deputy Kenny asked related to the referendum on children. Deputy Mary O'Rourke chaired the all-party committee which recommended that a referendum be held and did an excellent job as Chairman. She has the admiration and support of the entire House for the work she did. Yesterday, she said the Government should now deliver on that referendum. The committee has delivered...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Given that the levy is imminent, with 1 May almost upon us, will the matter be addressed? Will we see something introduced next week or will legislation have to be introduced to bring in the fuel poverty protection measures? What can the Taoiseach tell us about this?

Leaders' Questions (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Many people have an income of €55,000 a year or less. Many of those people already have lost their jobs or businesses and those who have not have had their pay reduced. All those people this morning picked up their newspapers and read that Mr. Fingleton paid himself €55,000 a month for the first four months of 2009, after he had got the bank guarantee. On top of this, he paid himself...

Leaders' Questions (21 Apr 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I am finding this a little difficult to understand. The Taoiseach stated that he had certain exchanges with the building society in the run up to the legislation, but reports of the Ombudsman, for example, drew attention to some of the practices going on in Irish Nationwide. At the time, they were described by the Ombudsman as being illegal. I believe that was the term used. They were...